This movie doesn't really deserve a long review. The acting and effects were very poor, even for 1990s, good gore effects are pretty important in a "snuff film" wannabe. The plot was also very choppy and unrealistic. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking for an "extreme" horror movie. Or honestly even a horror movie in general.
4 Reviews
Not worthy of its 'reputation'
aidenmgardner17 July 2022
Warning: Spoilers
When I came into this movie, I was expecting something better than a sloppy talent show that made more promises than my local snake oil salesman. There basically is no plot in this movie, or maybe I just don't understand German. Nevertheless, this movie is on a handful of lists of the most disturbing movies of all time, but I bet that I could feel comfortable showing this to any teenager who is on a horror movie kick that wouldn't bat an eye to sub-par gore. But despite all of that, the scene after the credits that shows actual effects being used is a major step up from all the other sauercrap that I saw earlier. Don't watch this, it's not even worth your time.
Fun for the whole family!
Sandcooler7 December 2022
It's tough to rate a movie like "Ostermontag", because it basically does what it says on the tin. It's not meant to be clever, coherent or even entertaining. It's supposed to be disturbing, and it is. Writer/Director Heiko Fipper has created a very nasty experience. While most of the movie is tolerable because of the cheap effects and subpar acting, the ending scene is genuinely one of the most 'authentic' and nauseating things I've ever watched. It's almost like Fipper intentionally make the rest of his movie look fake just to shock us more with the ending. If so, well done I guess!
With that said, obviously this is a really bad movie. Most viewers don't understand the plot because you can only get this in German. I speak German and still don't understand much of the plot. It doesn't help that some characters look pretty similar, particularly when filmed with a toaster. In other words: for most of the time, I don't know who's doing what and why. To add insult to injury, the movie is very slow and most scenes go on for way too long. If you have this much filler and still only clock in at 64 minutes, you should probably write more.
Heiko Fipper only made one other movie. "Das komabrutale Duell" has a more comedic undertone and looks more like a lost Andreas Schnaas movie. "Ostermontag" is a much nastier watch though. If you're looking for something extreme it's definitely up your alley.
With that said, obviously this is a really bad movie. Most viewers don't understand the plot because you can only get this in German. I speak German and still don't understand much of the plot. It doesn't help that some characters look pretty similar, particularly when filmed with a toaster. In other words: for most of the time, I don't know who's doing what and why. To add insult to injury, the movie is very slow and most scenes go on for way too long. If you have this much filler and still only clock in at 64 minutes, you should probably write more.
Heiko Fipper only made one other movie. "Das komabrutale Duell" has a more comedic undertone and looks more like a lost Andreas Schnaas movie. "Ostermontag" is a much nastier watch though. If you're looking for something extreme it's definitely up your alley.
German Pseudo Snuff
Shaza1231 December 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Also referred to as "I Spit on Your *beep* Grave Bitch!" and "Snuff Holocaust", I thought, this has got to be something! I mean, other pseudo snuff flicks like August Underground and the Guinea Pig flicks made some massive headlines, so what about this one? I was curious how I hadn't heard of this one until recently. Surely if it's as sick as those alternative titles suggests, it's got to be notorious. Well, we've got a bit of a mixed bag here.
I watched this movie in German with no English subs, so I may have lost a lot of the plot. Before the movie begins, we get a few warnings and messages about the film. All in German of course, but according to google translate, it may cause nausea, not for the faint of heart or underage etc etc. The movie opens with a girl. We don't see her face. But she is tied up, in some lingerie, wearing what looks like a bunny tail, face down on a bed. An unseen assailant speaks to her, I have no idea what he's saying, but given her state, it can't be good. He then starts poking pins into her bum and flogging her. The girl doesn't react much, she seems almost catatonic. Our villain then holds a knife and moves slowly towards her. The screen cuts to static and our credits begin.
From then on, well, the movie goes downhill. From what I can gather, a tall skinny man with a mustache tortures a girl. He is joined by two other tall German guys who all look the same. They proceed to treat this girl (and possibly others) terribly, and torture them. Now, they do brutally torture these girls, it's very disturbing stuff, but the effects are so terrible. The idea behind it is more disturbing then the execution. For the most part, I was getting bored with it. Sure I cringed a little, but I kept thinking "move on!".
Our villains are also really annoying. They don't shut up. Maybe if I understood what they were saying it would have made a difference, but they came off as really lame bullies, rather than sadists.
Finally, this is a really low budget. I mean REALLY cheap. That's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, but here it doesn't work in their favour. Because it's such a serious movie, a lot of the tension is lost when we see some of the effects. That is, until the ending.
Now, despite all that's said, there is something I should mention. Something that almost knocked me out of my seat. About 50 minutes in, the movie just ends. It felt so premature and random, and looking at the remaining time, there was still 14 minutes left. So I kept watching past the credits. Once the credits finish, static appears, and then, we are back to the scene at the beginning, with the bunny girl and the man approaching with the knife. Now THIS scene, is the reason to see this film. It's this scene which I would describe as pseudo snuff. Throughout the movie, we see some terrible effects. But the effects here are not terrible, in fact, they are VERY cringeworthy. I am not going to spoil what happens in this scene, but it made me feel VERY nauseous and even a little faint. This scene is up there as one of the most disturbing I have ever seen. Maybe not the most disturbing, but certainly up there with Marian Dora and Fred Vogel type of stuff. This scene is the reason to watch this movie, that ending will make your jaw drop.
This movie is otherwise terrible, but it is a decent effort. And that ending is some noteworthy cinema. For the ending alone, it gets a 8/10 from me. It's not a long movie, so check it out, just for that ending alone.
Thankyou
I watched this movie in German with no English subs, so I may have lost a lot of the plot. Before the movie begins, we get a few warnings and messages about the film. All in German of course, but according to google translate, it may cause nausea, not for the faint of heart or underage etc etc. The movie opens with a girl. We don't see her face. But she is tied up, in some lingerie, wearing what looks like a bunny tail, face down on a bed. An unseen assailant speaks to her, I have no idea what he's saying, but given her state, it can't be good. He then starts poking pins into her bum and flogging her. The girl doesn't react much, she seems almost catatonic. Our villain then holds a knife and moves slowly towards her. The screen cuts to static and our credits begin.
From then on, well, the movie goes downhill. From what I can gather, a tall skinny man with a mustache tortures a girl. He is joined by two other tall German guys who all look the same. They proceed to treat this girl (and possibly others) terribly, and torture them. Now, they do brutally torture these girls, it's very disturbing stuff, but the effects are so terrible. The idea behind it is more disturbing then the execution. For the most part, I was getting bored with it. Sure I cringed a little, but I kept thinking "move on!".
Our villains are also really annoying. They don't shut up. Maybe if I understood what they were saying it would have made a difference, but they came off as really lame bullies, rather than sadists.
Finally, this is a really low budget. I mean REALLY cheap. That's not necessarily a bad thing mind you, but here it doesn't work in their favour. Because it's such a serious movie, a lot of the tension is lost when we see some of the effects. That is, until the ending.
Now, despite all that's said, there is something I should mention. Something that almost knocked me out of my seat. About 50 minutes in, the movie just ends. It felt so premature and random, and looking at the remaining time, there was still 14 minutes left. So I kept watching past the credits. Once the credits finish, static appears, and then, we are back to the scene at the beginning, with the bunny girl and the man approaching with the knife. Now THIS scene, is the reason to see this film. It's this scene which I would describe as pseudo snuff. Throughout the movie, we see some terrible effects. But the effects here are not terrible, in fact, they are VERY cringeworthy. I am not going to spoil what happens in this scene, but it made me feel VERY nauseous and even a little faint. This scene is up there as one of the most disturbing I have ever seen. Maybe not the most disturbing, but certainly up there with Marian Dora and Fred Vogel type of stuff. This scene is the reason to watch this movie, that ending will make your jaw drop.
This movie is otherwise terrible, but it is a decent effort. And that ending is some noteworthy cinema. For the ending alone, it gets a 8/10 from me. It's not a long movie, so check it out, just for that ending alone.
Thankyou
See also
Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews
